We are the shepherds
We are Isaac and Donia Hovet, Standing Stone Shepherds. We walk with pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses through confidential, ongoing, Christ-centered care—at no cost to them.
Our ministry is donor supported. Some people come here because they need a safe place to be honest. Others come because they want to help make that care possible.
Why this care matters
“I have never been able to tell someone that story.”
“It feels so good to talk to someone who understands ministry. I can’t tell you how refreshing it is.”
“Both of you are my friends, but you are also strong personal mentors because you’ve done it. I am learning to do it.”
Two ways to step in
Whether you need care or want to help provide it, there is a clear next step.
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Receive care
We offer pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses a trusted relationship where they can be honest, gain perspective, pray, and find a faithful next step.
A few honest sentences are enough.
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Partner with us
Standing Stone Shepherds raise the financial support that makes care available at no cost. Your gifts help us give ministry leaders time, presence, travel, prayer, and ongoing relationship when they need it most.
Gifts are processed securely through Standing Stone Ministries.
What happens next
Tell us what you are carrying and how you would prefer to connect.
We can begin by phone, FaceTime, Zoom, or in person when practical.
No formula and no pressure—just steady presence, prayer, and honest care.
Meet your shepherds
We bring more than two decades of pastoral experience, graduate formation, prayer, and hard-won discernment to the quiet work of walking with leaders. Our experience includes lead pastoral ministry, church revitalization and transition, discipleship development, staff leadership, preaching and teaching, and mentoring leaders across generations.
We know both the joys of ministry and the strain that can be difficult to explain to anyone outside it.
Isaac is especially attentive to spiritual discernment, conflict, institutional pressure, and the power of honest language. Donia brings perceptive wisdom around relationships, leadership, family systems, and the emotional currents beneath the surface.
Together, we hope to offer a grounded, deeply Christian presence: truthful, gentle, and shaped by the peace of Christ.
Stay connected
Join our email list for brief updates about the people and places we are serving, along with ways to pray and participate.
Begin here
If you are a pastor, ministry leader, or spouse carrying something difficult, send a short note. We will respond personally and find a good first step.
Prefer email? Write to isaac.hovet@standingstoneministry.org.
